BLACK INK BOOK FESTIVAL - Charleston Friends of the Library

BLACK INK BOOK FESTIVAL

   Black Ink:   A Charleston African-American Book Festival

                 Saturday, September 8, 2018

Black Ink: A Charleston African-American Book Festival is the
city’s first annual celebration of African-American literature
in the Charleston area and serves as a platform to support
local Black writers. Black Ink creates a space for them to
sell their work, discuss their craft, and expose readers of
all ages to the great variety of African-American authors in
the area. The event also attracts publishers, book clubs,
libraries, and individual readers from the Lowcountry and
nationwide.

Terry McMillan, one of America’s most beloved and critically
acclaimed authors, will be the featured speaker at this year’s
Black Ink Book Festival on September 8. McMillan became the
empowering voice of a generation of women with her New York

Times #1 bestsellers Waiting To Exhale and How Stella Got Her
Groove Back. She will join 60 black authors and hundreds of
readers for the third annual festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
at the Main Branch of the Charleston County Public Library, 68
Calhoun St. The event is free and open to the public.

While the Terry McMillan Keynote Address is sold out, please
come out and support the more than 60 authors in attendance.
 Book signings, discussion sessions with featured authors, and
a children’s corner are just a few of the exciting activities
slated for this year’s Black Ink Book Festival.

The festival is free to the public. This year’s event will
include the following features:

     Author and vendor exhibits
     Author discussions and signings
     A panel featuring renowned African-American authors
     And More!

    Black Ink Friday Night Reception for
  Keynote Speaker Terry McMillan at Halls
              Signature Events

The King Street Marketing Group and the Charleston Friends of
the Library are pleased to announce a special reception for

Black Ink’s featured speaker Terry McMillan on Friday,
September 7, 2018 from 6-8 pm at Halls Signature Events.

During Friday night’s reception, you’ll meet NY Times Best-
selling Author Terry McMillan, and enjoy wines from Hall’s
award-winning collection. The Chef will prepare excellent
charcuterie and fresh local breads, and the first 150 tickets
sold will receive copy of McMillan’s newest book, “I Almost
Forgot About You”.

A portion of ticket sales benefits the Charleston Friends of
the Library.

  Tickets for the Friday evening reception can be purchased
                            here.

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   2018 Black Ink Book Festival Featured
                 Authors:

Marcus Amaker, Empathy; Mantra; The Spoken Word: Selected
Poems, 2003-2013 (poetry)

Pamela Smalls Ball, Preparing Myself For My Future Husband
(Christian advice) and Qhronicles of Qool Qhalil: Shamika’s
Hair (children’s)

Flose Boursiquot, Loudmouth, Close Your Eyes, Now Breathe
(poetry)

Kimberly Bowman, The Awkward, Hilarious, Painful Guide on
Transitioning Into Your 20s and Surviving and How To Be A Dope
Entrepreneur (self help)

Alphonso Brown, A Gullah Guide to History: Walking through

Black History (history)

Cleo Scott Brown, Witness to the Truth: My Struggle for Human
Rights in Louisiana (history), Raceology 101: Essays on Race
for Understanding, Introspection and Change (essays)

Troy Brown, Lois and the Red Balloon, Xavier’s Book of
Sometimes, Feathers (children’s illustrated)

Catherine Fleming Bruce, The Sustainers: Being, Building and
Doing Good through Activism in the Sacred Spaces of Civil
Rights, Human Rights and Social Movements (inspirational,
history)

Shakeima Chatman, How To Possess the Land (self help)

Courtnay Coan, Hey, Pretty People (poetry)

Tamra Cole, Yea, Though I Walk (fiction)

Jacquelyn H. Colleton-Akins, E-babe the Outer Space Detective,
Prediction Stories, My Experiences (children’s and young
adults)

Ron Daise, Gullah Branches, West African Roots; Reminiscences
of Sea Island Heritage: Legacy of Freedmen on St. Helena
Island; and many more

Oneshia Diamond-Green, Beauty for Ashes, Red Lights and Blues,
and If I Must (poetry, children’s)

Regina Duggins (Gina Mocha), Black Magic (poetry)

Dr. Ruth D. Edwards, Becoming a Black Woman: A Theory of
Internalized Collective Consciousness; Step Into Yourself:
Spiritual Affirmations for Embracing Change

Temaka Ford, The Beauty of A Rebellious Child, Live Over It
(ficion, inspirational)

Damon Fordham, True Stories of Black South Carolina (history);

Voices of Black South Carolina (history); Mr. Potts & Me: The
Power of Storytelling (fiction)

Herb Frazier, Behind God’s Back (history); with Bernard Powers
and Marjorie Wentworth, We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph
at Mother Emanuel (history)

Savannah Frierson, Being Plumville, Go with Your Heart, Manna
Tree, and many more (romance)

Carletta Gathers, Soar (poetry)

Tamia Gore-Felton, Bangles and Broken Hearts 1, 2, 3, Kandee’s
Crush, and The Hottest Summer 1, 2, & 3 (fiction)

Anthony Green, Eve’s Influence, Days at the Arcade playing far
from the tree, and Hat Trick (poetry)

Anoshi Hagood (Queen Anoshi), Soul Mates: Meeting of Twin
Flames-Romance; Gemini Breed: Vampire Romance. Queen of
Spades, King of Heart, Trump Tight (psychological suspense
series), Can I keep you in mind (older woman/younger man crime
romance), Her Shifters’ Future (paranormal shifter romance)

Christine Hampton and Rosalie Washington, The History of
Lincolnville, South Carolina (history)

Joyce Hansen, I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly; The
Captive; “Bury Me Not in a Land of Slaves: African Americans
in the Time of Reconstruction; and many more (YA fiction and
nonfiction)

Angel Harriott, Journey to Nubia and Kemet: Exploring African
History, Culture and Contributions (children’s)

Charlitta Hatch, Black Boy Joy (children’s)

Ebony Hilton, Ava’s Big Move (children’s)

Agustus Holt (Cannon Street Y All Stars historian) for Margot
Raven and Chris Ellison, Let Them Play (children’s)

Jacinta Howard, Blind Expectations, Finding Kennedy, and more
(romance)

La Jill Hunt, Drama Queen, Say It Ain’t So, Grand Opening 2: A
Family Business Novel (with Carl Weber) (fiction)

First Lady Rev. Andrea Johnson, Daily Professions, Transform
Your Life, Vol. 2 (inspirational)

Nadine Johnson, Peace; I Am; I Love; Last Night I Dreamt
series, Bing vs. the J-Crew and LOVE (children’s)

Sudie Johnson, Inspiration for Acceleration: A Devotion a Day
to Keep the Devil Away

Shiela M. Keaise, Hannah and Dexter: The First Meeting, Hannah
and Dexter Go to the White House, Order in the Body (with
Magdline Monroe (children’s)

Anthony L. Kelly, Saving Miss Caroline, Jaja (young adult)

Yusef Marshall, The Heart of A Stepfather, Skipping the
STEP (relationships, spiritual leadership)

Lillie K. Mazyck, Jessica’s Secret, God Will Take Care of Us!,
Granny Was Right, Compassionate Runners (children’s)

Karen Meadows, Pedagogy of Survival: The Narratives of
Millicent E. Brown and Josephine Boyd (history)

Horace Mungin, Truth and Absurdities: Social and Political
Commentary, Poetic Portraits: The African People of San Juan
Hill (memoir), … Or Does It Explode (fiction), and many more

Sybil Nelson, Priscilla the Great Presents Twin Shorts (and
many other Priscilla the Great titles); Dark Marco, Volumes 1
and 2; Ebonee and Ivory (all children); Pride and Prejudice in
Space (science fiction); and many titles under Leslie DuBois

Michael T. Owens, Burned: Conversations with a Black WWII
Veteran

Rod Palmer, A Pimp in the Pulpit (Christian fiction), The
Work-Husband Caper (Romance), and The Harvest Series
(Mystery/Suspense)

Bernard Powers, Black Charlestonians: A Social History,
1822-1885 (history); with Herb Frazier and Marjorie
Wentworth, We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph at Mother
Emanuel (history)

Taneka Reaves and Johnny Caldwell (Cocktail Bandits), Holy
Spirits! Charleston Culture through Cocktails

Patrick L. Riley, That’s What Friends Are For: On the Women
Who Inspired Me (nonfiction)

Sally Ann   Robinson   and   Jenny   Hersch,   Daufuskie   Island
(history)

Mattie P. Sanders, Look Beyond the Smile (memoir, child abuse)

Arlecia Simmons, Diggin’ for Treasure: Jewels of hope when
pressure & time collide (advice), Shakin’ Dust

Kimberly Snipe, Casualty Of Spiritual Abuse (Spiritual health)

Larry Spann    and   Madelyne   Spann,   May   Learns   to   Pray
(children’s)

Stacie Thompson, The Words That Heal: Encouragement for the
Soul (spiritual)

Olivia Washington, Jupiter, Astraea: Book II of Jupiter, and
Canis: Book III of Jupiter (science fiction)

Tyeis Washington (Mel Dau), Justice’s Rose, Khiaere & Phy: A
Charleston Love Story, Khiaere & Phy 2: A Charleston Love
Story

Gaynelle Whittle-Ship, The Spoken Word: A Proven Power for
Life in You (self-help)

Edith Martin Williams-Oldham, What Grandma Forgot To Tell You:
A Story of Forgotten Treasures in St. George, South Carolina

Synithia Williams, Trust Me With Your Love, Guarding His Heart
(romance)

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The Charleston Friends of the Library are
 proud to present this year’s Black Ink
 Book Festival, along with the following
                sponsors:

     The Library Foundation of the Lowcountry
     Charleston County Public Library
     Charleston County Public Library
     South Carolina Humanities
     The College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center for
     African American History and Culture
     T-Mobile
     King Street Marketing Group
     Rotary Club of Charleston
     YMCA of Greater Charleston
     Green Law Offices
     David Aylor Law Offices
     Palmetto Surety Corporation
     Corey Alston Gullah Sweetgrass Baskets
     Belmond Charleston Place